Zach Mannon
Head of Product & Data
The CW Network
Bio:
Zach Mannon is Head of Product & Data at The CW Network (Nexstar), where he’s led the streaming business since 2007, from the earliest days of premium online video to a scaled platform with 120M+ app installs. Under his leadership, the CW app hit #1 in the App Store three years in a row while keeping a rare promise in premium TV: it’s always been free. Zach builds and scales multi-platform video experiences plus the data, measurement, and decision systems behind them, supporting everything from iconic franchises like the DC-era CW, Supernatural, and Riverdale, to newer hits and live sports like NASCAR and WWE. He’s known for practical innovation, calm execution, and teams that make hard things look easy.